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may92: I just wrote some Brooke-Sam scenes. You will definitely get them and I try adding some adults-teenagers "fights". Your kidnapping theory is great lol...a little spoiler!
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"Shit. What time is it?", Sam looked at her watch and jumped out of the bed in fear. She knew that it had been a bad idea to sleep in Ben's bed. Brooke and Julian would kill her if they found out.
"Brooke and Julian are outside in a minute.", Phoebe said nervously, "Jeez Ben. I did not invite you to…to…do whatever you two did." The teenagers blushed "They will kill you if they see you…like this.", Ben immediately took his shirt on and jumped out of the bed as well. Although he was a very big young man and his muscles were definitely visible, he looked like a small child now.
"A plan. A plan. Think Phoebe think. You always have plans.", Phoebe said to herself when she heard the footsteps outside, "Get out of the window.", Phoebe pushed Sam to it.
"My window is closed Phoebe", Sam said back and panicked. She did not want to spend the whole weekend with a mad Brooke and Julian. She remember how much they had freaked out when Jack had been in her room.
"I know. I open it.", Phoebe pushed her further. She could not believe that the two were that stupid. Sam climbed down the tree and Phoebe immediately ran outside and bumped into Brooke and fell to the floor.
Brooke looked a little confused down at her and could tell that something was not right. Although Phoebe was a good liar, definitely better than Sam, Phoebe looked way too shocked right now, "Hey! What's the rush? Are you okay?", Brooke found it cute that Phoebe came out of Ben's room. She had obviously missed her cousin a lot.
"Yeah. Yeah. I am. I just have to…pee.", Phoebe stood up again and waited till Brooke was walking into the living room.
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Meanwhile Julian knocked on Sam's door but got no answer and when Phoebe jumped in front of him and he accidently knocked on her head, he looked down at her, "OW", Phoebe rubbed her front head and then looked up at Julian with a smile "I promised her to wake her today.", she lied and Julian raised an eyebrow.
"And why is that so?", he was definitely happy to see Phoebe in a good mood.
"Because I have another surprise for her and I wanted to give it to her."
"Oh. Okay. That's great. Could you wake your cousin as well?", Phoebe could not believe that they actually believed her little lie but was relieved.
"Yeah sure.", Phoebe went into Sam's room and opened the window and Sam climbed in.
"Oh god. Thank you Phoebe."
Phoebe nodded and then ran out of her room again and pretended to wake up Ben, "I did not invite you to make her pregnant Ben. Don't hurt her.", she pointed madly at her cousin. She could not believe that he would do such a stupid thing.
"We did not….Phoebe.", he defended himself but she interrupted him.
"But you did with many other girls before. Don't hurt Sam. She's special.", Phoebe was so mad at him and at herself that she had trusted him and wanted to walk outside but he held her wrist.
"She is special for me too. I will never hurt her. Promised pumpkin.", Phoebe looked up at him and finally smiled, "Okay."
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Brooke and Julian were in their room again with the music turned on while Ben, Sam and Phoebe were sitting at the table and started eating breakfast, "I don't feel good without asking them.", Ben said to Phoebe who rolled her eyes.
"God Ben. They don't mind you eating our stuff but cuddling with Sam.", Phoebe said and went to the couch to watch TV.
Sam laughed at Ben and kissed him on the cheek. "They really won't mind."
"But it's not right. I should wait till they are up.", Ben said and Phoebe screamed at him.
"Stop behaving like this. We live here. We tell you you can eat. Now eat."
Brooke and Julian came out of their room an hour later and looked extremely tired and exhausted, "What happened to you guys?", Sam asked shocked. "You have sex hair."
Brooke widened her eyes in shock and went through her hair, "We do not Samantha."
Ben had to hold back a laugh.
"Phoebe we don't eat in front of the TV. You know that", Brooke said. It did not surprise her that Phoebe acted like this in front of Ben.
Phoebe rolled her eyes but did not turn off the show. She loved "Friends" and wanted to see the episode. Ben took the remote control and turned it off, "Ben.", she protested and wanted to get it back but he placed it on a cupboard Phoebe could not reach.
"Did you sleep well Ben?", Brooke sat down at the table as well and gave each kid an orange juice.
"Eww…I hate that.", Phoebe looked disgusted at the juice. She was definitely not in a good mood. She feared that Ben would hurt Sam and she knew that this would be kind of her fault. She had invited him.
"But it's good.", Julian could see that Phoebe was a little cranky.
"Yes…thanks. I slept very good.", Ben said and pushed her glass of orange juice back to Phoebe. Phoebe looked shocked at him.
"Who wants pancakes?", Brooke asked and Phoebe immediately jumped up and walked over to Brooke with a smile on her face. "With chocolate and syrup and ice-cream?"
"Yep."
"Sweet. You have to taste them Ben. Brooke is the worst cook ever but she definitely knows how to make those pancakes. They are delicious.", Brooke slapped her softly.
"I don't cook that bad."
"Yes, she does.", Sam added and all of them laughed.
"So, it's Saturday. Do you already have any plans for today?", Julian asked the kids and Sam was the first one to speak.
"Um…I kind of…wanted to drive around with my new car and show Ben a bit of Tree Hill later on…if that is okay?"
Julian had promised Brooke last night not to supervise Sam and tried hard to keep his mouth shut. Of course he did not like the thought at all. His Sam and a boy in the same car. Alone. He could not understand why Brooke was not worried as well. But somehow Brooke wanted to make it right this time and give Sam a little more freedom.
"That sounds great.", Brooke squeezed Julian's hand.
"Sweet. When are we going?", Phoebe asked while she helped Brooke adding some eggs. All eyes were on her and nobody said anything.
Sam felt a bit guilty and even Ben but they really wanted to spend some time alone without a Phoebe singing rhymes all the time and going on their nerves.
"Oh that's mean.", Phoebe started crying immediately out of frustration and ran into her room and closed the door loudly.
"I got her.", Ben said and went after his cousin. He found it sweet that she was behaving like this, it just showed how much she had missed him. He had missed her as well. Very much.
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"C'mon Phoebe. We have the whole weekend. It's just today. Not even the whole day.", Phoebe was hiding under her blanket and sobbed. At first she did not answer him but then she started to whisper.
"That's not fair Ben. I invited you to spend time with me too."
"Yes, and I want to spend time with you and we will pumpkin but…can I tell you a secret?"
Phoebe looked up from her blanket with wet and red eyes and nodded.
"I like Sam. Very much.", Ben admitted.
"Oh really?", she answered frustrated and rolled her eyes and went under the blanket again, "That's not a secret at all. Even a blind person could see that."
"C'mon Phoebe. Don't be mean. We just want to spend some hours alone and then we come back and we can all hang out again."
"You are my cousin not hers.", Phoebe replied frustrated and Ben laughed.
"Eww…I really don't want to be Sam's cousin."
Phoebe rolled her eyes again "Fine. Just some hours but I don't have to like it."
They shook hands "Deal."
Both of them went to the table again and sat down. Phoebe was still very mad and did not say a word. Brooke went through her hair but she slapped her hand furiously away. She did not want the other's pity. Brooke and Julian shared a smile. They were happy that Sam and Phoebe were not the same age but four years apart.
When they started eating she finally started talking again and forgot that she was mad at Sam and Ben.
"Oh they are really great.", Ben said while he ate the pancake. Of course his little comment made Brooke very proud.
"Thank you Ben. You can have another one, if you want."
Ben did not say anything but Phoebe "He eats really, really much. He definitely wants another one."
Sam laughed at the cute face of her boyfriend. They had talked at night how they should call each other's. Both of them wanted the other as their boy-or girlfriend. They held hands under the table.
Everything went fine; all of them enjoyed each other's company and laughed through breakfast.
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"So, did you spy on them yesterday?", Julian tiptoed over to Phoebe while Sam and Ben were outside in the garden and Brooke got dressed.
Phoebe smiled up at Julian and nodded.
"So?", Julian asked again and hoped to push anything out of Phoebe.
"So what?", Phoebe pretended not to know what he wanted.
"What did they do?"
"I won't tell you.", she stuck out her tongue and ran away but bumped into Brooke.
"Really Julian? You told her to spy on Sam?", Brooke asked amused when she came into the living room again.
"What? Noooo.", he lied but she could tell that he was lying.
"You are the worst liar ever.", she kissed him, he rolled his eyes and then looked at Phoebe who was dressed in a very short skirt and a top that showed too much. Although she had no breasts yet Julian did not like it.
"Phoebe, get dressed.", they had this little topic very often.
"I am dressed.", Phoebe said back and got something to drink.
"I am not letting you out like this.", Julian said again and then addressed his wife "can't you make her clothes a little more appropriate for an eleven year old one?", he was really mad and Brooke looked shocked at him and then at Phoebe. Somehow Julian was right. Some clothes weren't that appropriate for Phoebe but it was the first time that she realized that.
"Phoebe.", Julian said again but she pretended not to hear him. That was her specialty and drove others nuts. "Dress appropriate."
"Daaaaaaaaad. Stop annoying me.", Phoebe did not even realize that she called him dad but Brooke and Julian surely did. Brooke could see how happy that made Julian and smiled from one to another. The fights between the two of them were the cutest ones.
"No, everybody can see your underpants and there is no way my eleven year old girl wears such a shirt. Go into your room and dress appropriate"
"There is nothing wrong with my shirt and my underpants is pretty. It's appropriate.", Phoebe said back and made Brooke laugh out but Julian stood up and went into Phoebe's room.
"What are you doing?", Phoebe ran after him and into her room.
"I am taking every clothes away that are not appropriate.", he opened her closet and Phoebe jumped in between.
"That's my closet not yours and I can dress how I want. Everybody in my class dresses like that and it's Clothes over Bros. Remember, the fashion line your wife created."
"Well, my wife obviously lost her sense of reason. No. No. No.", he took the clothes out of it and into a bag.
Phoebe tried to catch the bag but he held it up into the air, "Nooo, that's my favorite skirt.", she jumped up but he was faster.
Brooke could hear Phoebe protesting very loud and somehow she wanted to intervene because sometimes their fights ended in Phoebe crying. But it was too late, Phoebe was already lying on the floor and kicked everything around her and cried.
"You are so mean.", she screamed at Julian.
"Julian. Do you think it's really…", Brooke started but he immediately answered.
"Brooke. Your clothes for her make her look like a little prostitute.", of course he was exaggerating but somehow it was real but nevertheless it hurt to hear this. He looked down at his youngest girl, who looked up at him with mad and wet eyes.
"I do not look like a prostitute. I've seen many and they dress not like I do.", she screamed at him and ran into the living room and sat down on the couch with crossed arms. He went after her, "I want the things you are wearing too."
Phoebe looked shocked up at him and then at Brooke but she could not help her. Somehow Julian was right.
Phoebe took them off and stood in front of him only in her underpants. "Fine, then I'll go out like this.", she stormed out of the room half naked with Julian walking after her.
"Your folks are amazing.", Ben had his arms around Sam while they were lying in the grass.
"I know. They really care for us and I love it here.", they heard Phoebe and Julian arguing and had to laugh about their arguments. Ben jumped up and leaned over Sam and gave her a soft kiss.
"I am happy for you.", he whispered and helped her up. They went inside to see Phoebe half naked with crossed arms.
"Julian. Let her be. She can go out like this.", Brooke said and Julian widened his eyes. Brooke must have loosen her brain but she tinkered at him and addressed Phoebe, "I think Julian is overreacting. We wanted to go out and eat some ice-cream. Just go like that Phoebe."
Phoebe looked shocked at Brooke. She would never go out like that. She did not want the whole world to see her like this, nevertheless she stood up and said. "Great.", but when she realized that they were really going out, she walked backwards and sat down on the floor with crossed arms.
"You are mean I want my clothes back.", she pointed at Brooke and Julian and the tears streamed down her face. She jumped up and looked everywhere to find her clothes. Finally she spotted the bag on top of Brooke's closet and took a chair and got the bag.
"Don't you dare.", Julian watched her but Phoebe just stuck out her tongue and took the bag.
"It's miiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnee.", Phoebe tried to get it back when Julian took it from her. He could see that Phoebe had another of her tantrums. After some of them they were used to them.
"Give it back to me. Give it back to me.", Phoebe cried and Julian could not believe that she was behaving like this sometimes. It almost looked like she would puke because of her crying but he knew that it was not only because of her clothes. She was probably still sad that she could not go with Sam and Ben.
"Phoebe. Calm down and get dressed appropriate and then come out to us. We are waiting outside.", Julian went outside and waited for Phoebe but he rolled his eyes when she came out a little later dressed like before.
This time Brooke lost her patience. She ran into the house and Phoebe immediately ran away behind the couch, "I won't change.", she screamed at Brooke who looked totally mad at her.
"Stop making such a deal out of it. All of us are just waiting for you out there. Now change into something more…more appropriate for an eleven year old one."
"But you made them for me.", Phoebe protested and cried even more because she knew that she would loose the fight.
"Yeah, I will make you new ones. Julian was right, I kind of did not think of it whether it's appropriate or not. Now change."
"Nooooo.", Phoebe crossed her arms but Brooke was faster and jumped over the couch and took Phoebe's arm and pulled her into her room. Phoebe protested heavily and tried to get free but Brooke showed no mercy. She held her tight on her lap and took off her shirt and skirt.
"Nooooooo.", Phoebe tried to get free but Brooke was way stronger and pulled a different shirt over her head. Finally Phoebe gave up.
"See you look fantastic.", Phoebe stormed out of her room very loud and walked to the others who were waiting outside.
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"I will never talk to you again. Never.", Phoebe looked madly up at Julian and Brooke.
"You just did.", Julian answered back.
"Yeah, just to tell you that."
"You did again.", Julian smiled at her. Although Phoebe's tantrums were definitely hard and they got worse, he was happy that the theme was just a child theme and no boys involved.
"Stop that.", Phoebe pushed him a little but Brooke immediately turned around and took both of her hands.
"Phoebe. How often do we have to tell you that you don't push or hit other people when you are mad?", Phoebe sobbed and looked away.
Ben could not believe Brooke and Julian's patience. Back in his family Phoebe would be lying somewhere with bruises now.
Phoebe sobbed the whole way and even when Sam or Ben wanted to take their arms around her, she slapped them away.
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"What do you want?", Brooke asked Phoebe when they were buying the ice-cream but Phoebe screamed back, "Nothing."
Brooke and Julian had to take a deep breath but did not buy her the ice-cream. If she wanted nothing she would get nothing.
Although Phoebe did not talk while the five of them were going for a walk, it was a nice day. Ben, Sam, Julian and Brooke were talking and smiling all the time and just waited for Phoebe to join them. But Phoebe could be stubborn.
Brooke turned around and looked at Phoebe who walked behind them. Her heart almost stopped for a second when she saw what Phoebe was doing. Phoebe was balancing on a shelf right besides the river. If she slipped, she would land in the river.
"Phoebe. Get down there now.", Brooke screamed.
Phoebe had not realized that Brooke watched her and startled and lost her balance. The others turned around and had to see how Phoebe slipped and tried to catch the shelf with her hand but then fell backwards and right into the river. Of course there was a current in that river and Phoebe was not the best swimmer. She had just learned it.
Julian and Ben immediately jumped into the river and had to see in horror when Phoebe dumped under.
Brooke and Sam watched from up there. Both of them were holding their breath, "Oh my god." But finally Ben got her and the three of they swam back. Phoebe was totally pale and when Ben took both of her hands into his hands and started screaming at her with all his force, she looked shocked at him. Sam had never heard him scream like this and the three of them stood still and just listened.
"Why are you always doing such dangerous stuff? I don't want you to join Becca. Do you understand me Phoebe? I want you alive. This behavior has to stop. Do you understand me?", he knew that he crossed a line to mention Rebecca but he feared Phoebe's careless behavior and sometimes he got the feeling that she was doing it on purpose.
"Answer me.", he said harshly. He had the urge to slap her but he knew that it would be wrong and would just show that he was like his dad.
Phoebe looked up at her big cousin with a pale face and then felt the tears coming into her eyes. She wiped them and then screamed back, "I hate you.", she turned around as fast as possible and started to run. She just had to run, it was the only thing that helped her right now.
Brooke, Sam and Julian could not really understand what was happening. Sometimes Phoebe overreacted that fast. And when they saw her screaming at her cousin, they were shocked. They saw the tears in Ben's eyes and then they saw Phoebe running away. Of course Julian immediately ran after her and it did not take long that he got her.
"Let me down.", Phoebe screamed and kicked but there was no way that he would let her down. After some minutes she realized it and hid her head in his shoulders and started to cry heavily.
Ben and Sam were holding hands behind them. Sam could feel that he needed her support and squeezed his hand a little. He looked down at her and smiled softly but his eyes were still sad. He could not say anything until they were home.
"Pumpkin. I am sorry. I should not have mentioned Rebecca but I am really scared by your behavior."
Phoebe was still crying heavily in Julian's arms. Brooke and Sam were on the other side and tried to understand the situation. Ben could see their confusion and knew that they only tried to help, "Rebecca was…", he wanted to continue but Phoebe jumped up from Julian's lap and started to yell.
"Rebecca was someone you'll never get to know because I killed her.", she ran into her room and closed the door loudly and fell on her bed and took out a photo. Rebecca was standing behind a younger version of herself and hugging her tightly and smiled into the camera.
"I am so sorry Becca. I am so sorry.", she went under the blanket and did not care that she was still wet from head to toe. Neither did Julian nor Ben.
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A little cliffhanger ;).
Jesus, when I read this chapter, I realize that you must think "what a BRAT!". But you'll get to understand her behavior soon. Why she sometimes acts with all her tantrums. Some drama will follow but also family moments. I just have to reveal the secret soon because I want you to know it lol.
I hope you still enjoyed reading the chapter although its emotions are definitely different than in the last one. The more response I get, the faster I'll update!
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PPS:
I've changed their ages a bit: Phoebe is 11, Sam is 16, Lisa is 6, Jamie is 14, Ben is 16, Brooke 29, Haley 30, Nathan 30, Julian 31, (Joshua from the beginning 14)
Which makes Sam a junior, Phoebe a freshman (skipped 3 classes), Jamie is a freshman too. The gap between Lisa/Phoebe is the same as Phoebe/Sam!
(I did it because I wanted Phoebe to be a little younger and it fits better with some upcoming ideas ;)) I hope you don't mind. All of them are still the same...Jesus now I have to read through everything and change the numbers...what did I do ;)If you still see some age-mistakes, it would be perfect if you'll let me know!)